유엔, 20개국 대북제재 위반 조사 착수 VIDEO: UN probing North Korea sanctions violations in 20 countries
UN probing North Korea sanctions violations in 20 countries
by EDITH M. LEDERER , The Associated PressTuesday, March 12th 2019
A man watches a TV screen showing an image of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
유엔, 20개국 대북 제재 위반 조사 착수 北 김정은 ‘애마’ 롤스로이스·마이바흐 등 수입차 제재 한국도 포함 최근 북한에서 고가의 수입 승용차가 포착된 것과 관련, 유엔이 제재 위반 여부를 조사하고 있다고 AP통신이 11일(현지시간) 보도했다. 수입산 고급 승용차를 북한으로 반입하는 것은 유엔 안전보장이사회(안보리) 결의에 따른 금지행위다.
유엔 안보리는 2013년 북한의 3차 핵실험에 대응하는 결의 2094호를 채택하면서 ‘고급 자동차’를 대북 반입 금지 사치품으로 지정했다. 하지만 결의 채택 이후에도 조선중앙통신과 노동신문 등 북한 매체를 통해 고가의 수입 승용차가 여러 차례 포착된 바 있다. 대부분은 김정은 북한 국무위원장의 개인 승용차로 추정됐다. 조선중앙통신은 2017년 7월 김 위원장이 대륙간탄도미사일(ICBM)급 ‘화성 14형’ 시험발사를 참관하는 모습을 보도하면서 메르세데스-마이바흐 S클래스로 추정되는 차량을 노출했다. 이 차량은 결의 2094호 채택 이후인 2014년부터 생산된 모델이어서 합법적인 방식으로는 북한 반입이 불가능하다. 조선중앙TV는 지난달 초에도 김 위원장이 이 차량을 타고 이동하는 모습을 공개하기도 했다.
연합뉴스/쿠키뉴스 edited by kontents 김 위원장은 지난해 10월 방북한 마이크 폼페이오 미 국무장관을 백화원 영빈관에서 만날 당시 영국제 최고급 승용차 롤스로이스 팬텀을 이용하기도 했다. 김 위원장의 ‘방탄 경호단’이 탑승하는 대형 SUV 렉서스 LX570 역시 제재 위반 소지가 있다. 김 위원장은 2016년 9월 군 산하 농장을 방문할 당시 영국제 고급 SUV인 레인지로버를 이용하는 등 고급 수입차를 여러 대 보유하고 있다. 다만 김 위원장은 해외 방문 때는 비교적 구형인 메르세데스-벤츠 풀만 가드를 애용하고 있다. 풀만 가드는 다른 차량과 달리 방탄 기능을 대폭 강화한 특수 차량이기 때문으로 추정된다. 조성은 기자 jse130801@kmib.co.kr 국민일보 |
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating possible violations of United Nations sanctions on North Korea in about 20 countries, from alleged clandestine nuclear procurement in China to arms brokering in Syria and military cooperation with Iran, Libya and Sudan.
The expert panel's 66-page report to the Security Council, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, also detailed the appearance in North Korea of a Rolls-Royce Phantom, Mercedes-Benz limousines and Lexus LX 570 all-wheel drive luxury vehicles in violation of a ban on luxury goods.
FILE - This undated file photo distributed on Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. U.S. President Donald Trump’s message to North Korea has been simple and clear: give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be yours for the taking. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
And it noted a trend in North Korea's evasion of financial sanctions "of using cyberattacks to illegally force the transfer of funds from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges."
The full report said "the Yongbyon nuclear complex remained active," noting that satellite imagery through November showed excavation of water channels and construction of a new building near the reactors' water discharge facilities. Satellite imagery also "indicates possible operation of the radiochemical laboratory and associated steam plant," it said.
The panel said it continues monitoring uranium concentration plants and mining sites in the country.
It also has "surveyed, confirmed and reported ballistic missile activity sites and found evidence of a consistent trend" by North Korea "to disperse its assembly, storage and testing locations," the report said.
In addition to using civilian facilities, the panel said North Korea is using "previously idle or sprawling military-industrial sites as launch locations" — some close to, and some up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the assembly or storage sites.
FILE - In this April 8, 2012, file photo, a soldier stands in front of the Unha-3 rocket at a launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)
As examples of this trend, it cited the test launch of Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Panghyon aircraft factory on July 4, 2017, and a launch from Mupyong-ni 24 days after that. It said Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport, the country's largest civil-military airfield, was used to launch Hwasong-12 missiles on Aug. 29 and Sept. 15 of that year.
As for trade sanctions, the experts said they continue to investigate two Chinese companies on the U.N. sanctions blacklist — Namchogang Trading Corp. and Namhung Trading Corp. — and associated front companies and their representatives "for nuclear procurement activities."
The panel said it is also currently surveying the world's manufacturers of nuclear "choke point" items such as "pressure transducers," focusing on their end-use delivery verification methods.
The experts said they also were continuing "multiple investigations into prohibited activities" between North Korea and the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad.
These include Syrian nationals reported to be engaged in arms brokering on behalf of North Korea "to a range of Middle Eastern and African states, reportedly offering conventional arms and, in some cases, ballistic missiles, to armed groups in Yemen and Libya," the panel said. They also include North Koreans working for sanctioned "entities" and for Syrian defense factories, it said.
The experts said a country, which they didn't identify, had informed them that Iran "was one of the two most lucrative markets" for North Korean military cooperation and that both the Korea Mining Development Trading Corp. and Green Pine Associated Corp. offices in the country "are active." The unnamed country also indicated that North Koreans in Iran were being used as cash couriers, the report said.
Japan takes North Korea transshipment cases to U.N/UPI.com
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The Iranian government replied to the panel that the only North Koreans in the country were diplomats, and they have not violated U.N. sanctions, the report said.
The panel said it is continuing investigations into "multiple attempts at military cooperation" between North Korea and various Libyan authorities and sanctioned "entities" and foreign nationals working on their behalf.
The experts said they are also continuing investigations into military cooperation projects between North Korea and Sudan, including information on activities involving a Syrian arms trafficker and technology for "anti-tank and man-portable air defense systems."
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